Day 39 #365PictureBooks
PAKA PAKA CON LA PAPA
Sara Andrea Fajardo & @juanamartinezn.bsky.social
Fascinating! Potato hide-and-seek with Peru’s Alberto Salas to save varieties critical to feeding our world.
(& Spanish version is translated by @SCBWIOKAR ‘s @marianallanos.bsky.social!)
#kidlit
I'm looking forward to this virtual conference on Feb 20.
tinyurl.com/9rc9d4yz
@ncte.org @nctecla.bsky.social
@steamteambooks.bsky.social
#TLsky #Skybrarian #SchoolLibraries #TLchat #edsky #kidlit #nonfiction
Looking forward to this virtual conference on Feb 20.
You can register here:
tinyurl.com/9rc9d4yz
@ncte.org
@nctecla.bsky.social
#TLsky #Skybrarian #SchoolLibraries #TLchat #edsky #kidlit #nonfiction
Looking forward to this virtual conference on Feb 20.
You can register here:
tinyurl.com/9rc9d4yz
@ncte.org @nctecla.bsky.social
@juanamartinezn.bsky.social @macappiello.bsky.social
#edsky #kidlit #nonfiction
CLA Online Research Conference, February 20, 2026. Featured session: Book creators and ed researchers in conversation. Registration Link
Looking forward to the CLA Online Research Conference and this featured session with Lesa Cline-Ransome, Candace Fleming, @juanamartinezn.bsky.social, @mstewartscience.bsky.social, Nancy Johnson, @macappiello.bsky.social, Grace Enriquez, and Courtney Shimek.
Congratulations, ALA Youth Media Award Winners & Honorees! Uri Shulevitz - Sydney Taylor Lifetime Achievement Award Candace Fleming - Legacy and Margaret A. Edwards Awards
Congratulations to our 2026 Youth Media Award Winners & Honors! Find out more about our these incredible books at the link! tinyurl.com/2hmzk89y
@fineangeline.bsky.social, @adinaking.bsky.social, @vanlieshoutstudio.bsky.social, @juanamartinezn.bsky.social
@alyssacolman.bsky.social
Winner of the Robert F. Sibert Information Book Medal!
Congratulations to Sara Andrea Fajardo and @juanamartinezn.bsky.social for winning the prestigious award at the 2026 @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social Youth Media Awards for their extraordinary picture book ALBERT SALAS PLAYS PAKA PAKA CON LA PAPA.
And now it is a Sibert winner! Congratulations, @safajarwrites.bsky.social and @juanamartinezn.bsky.social !
Aaah! Congratulations, @juanamartinezn.bsky.social! 🎉
HOORAY! ALBERTO SALAS PLAYS PAKA PAKA CON LA PAPA by Sara Andrea Fajardo, illustrated by @juanamartinezn.bsky.social ocial is the WINNER of the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award! 🥔🥳 Discover lots of ways to bring this book into your library with our activity kit bit.ly/49ZSzC4
Thanks so much, Diandra! 💛
Teachers! Librarians!
Build excitement for ALA Youth Media Awards with the Sibert Smackdown!
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@rajanilarocca.bsky.social @juanamartinezn.bsky.social @jessicalanan.bsky.social @4nikkolas.bsky.social @sarahalbee.bsky.social
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![“Smartly melds playful language with an urgent conservationist message”
“A lovely tribute to an unassuming yet impactful changemaker.”
—Publishers Weekly, starred review
—Booklist, starred review
“[A]n affable, often playful tone and a loose yet incredibly informative narrative”
—bookpage, starred review
“ will no doubt strike a chord with young readers.”
—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“a highly recommended title for all nonfiction collections.”
—School Library Journal, starred review](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xl7ahqkoaivu5viyyrdc7z4e/bafkreiar43b4qwp2ec2led6oc3s6bhkotjzhbqyv7cklkvpuk4thdsjo7u)
“Smartly melds playful language with an urgent conservationist message” “A lovely tribute to an unassuming yet impactful changemaker.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review —Booklist, starred review “[A]n affable, often playful tone and a loose yet incredibly informative narrative” —bookpage, starred review “ will no doubt strike a chord with young readers.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review “a highly recommended title for all nonfiction collections.” —School Library Journal, starred review
⭐ Stargaze with MacKids ⭐
Go on the hunt for wild potatoes in the playful picture book biography of Peruvian scientist Alberto Salas, by Sara Andrea Fajardo & @juanamartinezn.bsky.social! Tap the link to download our activity kit! bit.ly/3Y9l36G
#edusky
Over the 🌔 to share that ALBERTO SALAS PLAYS PAKA PAKA CON LA PAPA has been selected as an @ncte.org Orbis Pictus honor book. Overjoyed that more kids will discover mine & @juanamartinezn.bsky.social ode to the Andes through this recognition.
ncte.org/awards/orbis...
Teachers! Librarians!
It's time for the Sibert Smackdown.
The perfect Mock Sibert activity for kids who love nonfiction.
tinyurl.com/3c9harym
@sarahalbee.bsky.social @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social @juanamartinezn.bsky.social @safajarwrites.bsky.social @rajanilarocca.bsky.social @mcusolito.bsky.social
Looking forward to this presentation at @ncte.org with @annebroyles.bsky.social @juanamartinezn.bsky.social @kellycrull.bsky.social @xeniahadj.bsky.social @macappiello.bsky.social #nonfiction @nctecla.bsky.social
#edusky #kidlit
ICYMI on #CallingCaldecott: Call for first-round nominations—which four 2025 titles do YOU think are worthy of #Caldecott consideration? Comment by tomorrow, November 11! www.hbook.com/story/call-f... #kidlit
Congrats to all the books on Evanston Public Library’s 101 Great Books for Kids
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@fuse8.bsky.social #TLsky #Skybrarian
@juanamartinezn.bsky.social @safajarwrites.bsky.social @kylelukoff.bsky.social @kellycrull.bsky.social @4nikkolas.bsky.social @gordoncjamesart.bsky.social
Family, identity, heritage, and self-discovery. What an amazing talk with @juanamartinezn.bsky.social! Plus she read part of Alma to us and taught us to draw a cute little bird. Did you watch the English version or the Spanish version?
Could not be more humbled. Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka con la Papa with word by me & art by @juanamartinezn.bsky.social was selected as a @publisherswkly.bsky.social best book of 2025! #PotatoPower best-books.publishersweekly.com/pw/best-book...
Announcing new deals for @zaybashah.bsky.social @katiewritesbks.bsky.social @juanamartinezn.bsky.social + more
Tickled to see Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka on the List, and even happier to see @juanamartinezn.bsky.social land on this list twice.
@marthabee.bsky.social @juanamartinezn.bsky.social @meganclendenan.bsky.social @cicchese-art.bsky.social @authorjasonchin.bsky.social @taekeller.bsky.social @lisavperron.bsky.social @henderverse.bsky.social
Thanks, Melissa!
It's almost @wearealsc.bsky.social Mock Sibert time.
These books will definitely be on my Sibert Smackdown list.
@epartridge.bsky.social @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social
@mcusolito.bsky.social @jessicalanan.bsky.social
@juanamartinezn.bsky.social @safajarwrites.bsky.social
#TLsky #Skybrarian #edusky
It's September, gente! We'll be celebrating picture books centering Latinx themes and stories for Hispanic Heritage Month!
8. ALMA AND HOW SHE GOT HER NAME , 2023
Author & Illustrator: juanamartinezneal.com
@juanamartinezn.bsky.social
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#picturebooks
Listen Back: Kevin Noble Maillard and Juana Martinez-Neal share FRY BREAD, their picture book. We talk about culture and tradition and family and history. We also talk a lot about Kevin’s Aunt Fannie. www.matthewcwinner.com/post/listen-... 📚👍🏽 #kidlit #ChildrensBkPod @juanamartinezn.bsky.social
Ah! Thank you 💛💛💛
Prepare to be dazzled by informative but poetic text enhanced by memorable, stunning artwork in this NF picture book about the Saharan dust which journeys to the Americas nourishing our planet. A must read aloud! @marthabee.bsky.social @juanamartinezn.bsky.social @aaknopf.bsky.social
Thanks, Melissa!
